Vassar Claims Both Men's & Women's DIII Cross Country Championship
Men's & Women's Results
Milton, N.Y. - Vassar College claimed both the 2018 ECAC DIII Cross Country Men's and Women’s Championshiop. This is the women's team second consecutive year winning the championship. The 2018 championship was held at the Hudson Valley Sports Dome hosted by Mount Saint Mary College.
In the men's championship, Vassar College beat out a field of 11, with New York University taking runners-up and United States Merchant Marine Academy finishing in third. Vassar had three men finish in the top-10 to finish with a total of 36 points.
Vassar College continued their dominance on the women's side topping a field of eight teams, with St. Joseph’s College (L.I.) and New York University finishing in second and third, respectively. Vassar placed five runners in the top-10 to finish with 24 team points, 47 points ahead of second place St. Joseph’s.
In the men's race, Gavin Gibson from McDaniel College claimed the individual title with a time 29:35.8 on a very muddy and windy eight-kilometer course. Devon Williams of Pfeiffer University took second place with a time of 29:58.0, while Vassar’s Ry Blume crossed the finish line in a time of 30:11.3 to finish third.
Starting at noon, the women’s race saw freshman Robin King, from United States Merchant Marine Academy, win the individual title on the six-kilometer course with a time of 26:42.4. She bested the second-place finisher, Meghan Cook of Vassar College (27:02.9), by 20.9 seconds. USMMA had its second athlete finish in the top three with Brooke Jorstad finishing in a time of 27:09.1.
MEN'S TEAM TOP THREE
| 1 |
Vassar College |
36 |
| 2 |
NYU |
93 |
| 3 |
USMMA |
101 |
WOMEN'S TEAM TOP THREE
| 1 |
Vassar College |
16 |
| 2 |
St. Joseph’s Long Island |
63 |
| 3 |
NYU |
92 |
All-ECAC Men's Team
| 1 |
Gibson, Gavin |
McDaniel |
29:35.8 |
| 2 |
Williams, Devon |
Pfeiffer |
29:58.0 |
| 3 |
Blume, Ry |
Vassar |
30:11.3 |
| 4 |
Green, Joshua |
Farmindale St. |
30:29.8 |
| 5 |
Kobrin, Sam |
Vassar |
30:40.2 |
| 6 |
Haun, Ryan |
St. Joseph’s (LI) |
30:53.9 |
| 7 |
Bates, Curtis |
SUNY Maritime |
31:01.1 |
| 8 |
Jordan, Lucas |
USMMA |
31:03.5 |
| 9 |
Dean, Johnathan |
Vassar |
31:18.2 |
| 10 |
Xu, Patrick |
NYU |
31:20.3 |
| 11 |
Bashant, Eli |
Vassar |
31:21.1 |
| 12 |
Hobson, Sean |
SUNY Maritime |
31:21.1 |
| 13 |
Gutierrez, Vidal |
Vassar |
31:21.4 |
| 14 |
Barrett Kenneth |
Mount Saint Mary |
31:21.7 |
| 15 |
Deluca, Nick |
St. Joseph’s (LI) |
31:33.4 |
| 16 |
Thompaon, Shaun |
McDaniel |
31:45.9 |
| 17 |
O’Rourke, Dennis |
St. Joseph’s (LI) |
31:46.9 |
| 18 |
Dobkowski, Michael |
USMMA |
31:49.7 |
| 19 |
Mayo, Brandon |
NYU |
31:54.3 |
| 20 |
Rosado, Marco |
SUNY Maritime |
32:04.9 |
| 21 |
Meyer, Aohdan |
USMMA |
32:08.4 |
| 22 |
Jacob, Oliver |
NYU |
32:19.8 |
| 23 |
Macabantad, Antoni |
NYU |
32:22.5 |
| 24 |
Shirazi, Christopher |
NYU |
32:22.5 |
| 25 |
Leo, Alex |
Purchase |
32:27.1 |
All-ECAC Women's Team
| 1 |
King, Robin |
USMMA |
26:42.4 |
| 2 |
Cook, Meghan |
Vassar |
27:02.9 |
| 3 |
Jorstad, Brooke |
USMMA |
27:09.1 |
| 4 |
Straub, Seneca |
Vassar |
27:19.0 |
| 5 |
Hennessy, Anna |
Vassar |
27.38.2 |
| 6 |
Ginell, Keara |
Vassar |
27:47.1 |
| 7 |
Lettieri, Erin |
Farmingdale St. |
27:54.2 |
| 8 |
Clark, Erin |
Vassar |
28:05.8 |
| 9 |
Haviland, Megan |
St. Joseph’s (LI) |
28.18.0 |
| 10 |
Maerz, Haley |
Purchase |
28:28.0 |
| 11 |
Merkel, Samantha |
McDaniel |
28:32.8 |
| 12 |
Papadopolus, Samantha |
Mount Saint Mary’s |
28:50.9 |
| 13 |
Ferguson, Nicole |
Farmingdale St. |
28:56.9 |
| 14 |
Grafton, Anna |
USMMA |
29:01.3 |
| 15 |
Vivar Marin, Sandra |
St. Joseph’s (LI) |
29:03.7 |
| 16 |
Cuciurean-Zapan, Anna |
NYU |
29:09.7 |
| 17 |
Miller, Megan |
Pfeiffer |
29:17.6 |
| 18 |
Sprague, Amanda |
St. Joseph’s (LI) |
29:18.5 |
| 19 |
Stankosh, Gabrielle |
NYU |
29:21.5 |
| 20 |
Courtney, Kellie |
John Jay |
29:22.8 |
| 21 |
Boris, Julia |
St. Josephs (LI) |
29:25.9 |
| 22 |
Gonzalez, Wendy |
Baruch |
29:27.7 |
| 23 |
Lopez, Marlee |
St. Joseph’s (LI) |
29:42.3 |
| 24 |
Kimble, Violet |
Drew |
29:52.8 |
| 25 |
Storino, Ashley |
NYU |
29:56.0 |
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